Are longer songs better?

Jopub said:
Absolutely they do - why spend 8 minutes when you can say it all in 2mins 30 sec

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And be very cryptic in the process.

I remember in yr 10 Music we studied them and the one song I remember looking at was Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

Sgt. Pepper is class.
 
I'm with Weaste on this. Long songs give you the possibility to compose a song consisting of almost entirely different parts within a theme, and they lack repetition, see Bohemian Rhapsody as a great example.

If they always are better? I don't know, but long songs do have a certain appeal to them for above stated reason.
 
Makki said:
I'm with Weaste on this. Long songs give you the possibility to compose a song consisting of almost entirely different parts within a theme, and they lack repetition, see Bohemian Rhapsody as a great example.

If they always are better? I don't know, but long songs do have a certain appeal to them for above stated reason.
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Agreed. They just seem to have more of an "epic" feel to them.
 
peterstorey said:
Bohemian Rhapsody and Stairway to Heaven are two of the biggest pieces of drivelling shite ever committed to vinyl. Like A Rolling Stone is a masterpiece so I'll let you off.
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Yes, Stairway to Heaven is not even the best long song on that album.
 
peterstorey said:
It's the worst track on the album, in fact the worst track ever laid down by Led Zep.
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I may have let the worst track on the album comment slide, but to then say its their worst track...dont be a total fecking dolt...ok its overplayed and maybe over-rated and zep have loads of songs better but dont overegg the whole "stairway to heaven is shite" thing cause then it becomes a bit too obvious youre not really a zeppelin fan and are just spouting platitudes to appear informed.
 
oh and the answer of course is some longer songs are better but some short songs are better.
 
King_Eric said:
Poet and The Pendulum really is a great song indeed.
As is Ghost Love Score (10 mins)

Some of Dream Theater's songs are great examples of this as well. Octavarium (24:00), A Change of Seasons (23:06) and The Count of Tuscany (19:16) are some of my all time favorite songs.

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Don't expect symphonic metal though. That second part of my post was more a general comment to this whole thread.

But Dream Theater is always worth a listen.
 
The last 8 minutes of The Count Of Tuscany are up there with the best music i have ever heard.
 
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